Morning journal and courier., 1887-02-08
Rush OF BUSINESS

n NJ OSn ~ N ESS
At the Aldermenss NEeeting-manyP Pee
tItiohs, Revolutions and Reports-
The Derby Road Matter Discussed
The Corporation Counsel and the
City's Interest In the Derby Road
The Proposition OF the Rousatonie
Company to Buy the Derby.
The first numbers of the Journal of the
Board of Aldermen were left on the mem
bers' desk last evening before the board was
called to order. The Court Of Common
Council last year authorized the printing
The Journal presented very neat appear
ance and consisted of four pages. It was
shortly after eight O'Clock when the board
was called to order by Mayor York. The
minutes were read by Clerk Stanley and
approved. Alderman Kenney was the only
member absent. Business was begun
promptly and Mayor York rushed the bust
ness through with commendable prompt
ness.
Petitions were referred as follows: OF
Signal Service Officer Sherman for an appro-
priation of $26 for set of new flags; of
Joseph NJ. Keller for compensation for injury
to property; of Moses Adams for compensa-
ton for injury resulting from fall on the
icy sidewalk; of George M. Harmon, ct al,
for electric light on the corner of Whallsy
avenue and Garden street; Henry Strack for
compensation for injury to property; of
Treadwell Ketcham for an electric
light at the junction of Prospect, Trum-
bull and Canal streets; of Bridget
Benson for compensation for injuries re-
ceived from falling on the icy sidewalks; of
George H. Sheldon for damages for injuries
by falling on sidewalk: of Tilton E. Doolittle
for sewer on Veto street between Orange and
State streets; of Ann Dougherty for compen-
sation for personal injuries resulting from a
fall on an icy sidewalk; of Yale college and
others for repayment of money expended IN
building sea walls on Chapel street near
Chapel street bridge; of Samuel johnson for
extension of James street from Grand ave.
nue. to State street; of Timothy Egan
for a sidewalk on Morris street be-
tween Washington and Lamberton streets;
of James Gallagher ct al for electric light on
Whalley avenue corner of University Place;
of John Allan for special constable; of Rob
ert E. Baldwin for building line on Carmel
avenue between Whalley avenue and Cote
street; of the Winchester Arms company for
sewer on Division street from Winchester
avenue westerly to box culvert crossing D1-
vision street: of Agnes Gum for a brick
walk ON both sides of Morris street between
Rosette and Lambertons, street and of Mrs.
Hiram Barnes for reduction of assessment;
referred.
The resolution directing the city auditor to
furnish q statement of the Indebtedness of
the New Haven and Derby railroad to the
city; re I'D and adopted.
Reports accepted: The report of the board
of public works, the fire commissioners, chief
and superintendent of fire alarm telegraph,
the ssaler of weights.
Reports accepted from board of compen-
sation and assessments laid as ordered: On the
sewer in Lafayette street; on hesewer in Broad
street; on the sewer in Lafayette Place; on
the sewer in Water street; on the sewer in
Wallace street; on the sewer in Union street.
The report of the board of compensation
on the Rock Lane layout was read and &C.
copied.
board of public works were as follows: For
layout of Reynolds street from Sherman ave-
nue. to the proposed boulevard; for layout of
extension of Mott street from Elm street to
Derby avenue; for extension of Brownen
street from Elm street to Chapel street; for
extension of Hobart street from Elm street to
Chapel street.
Reports read and adopted: Of the finance
com mittee de weekly payments of policemen
and fremen; of public works for December,
1886; of the committee on squares for more
seats on the Green.
Reports referred: OF committee on sewers
for sewer on Nash street, between Edwards
street and Lawrence streets; of the commit
tee on claims de petition of Maurice Nc
Hagh; of the committee on claims de petit
ton of the Bowditch & Prudden company;
of the street committee statements for the
year 1886.
Resolution de joint rules of the Court of
Common Council; read and referred.
The petition for an appropriation of 81, DOC
for Strengthening West river; read and re-
ferred.
1.I:.- E.. H. oo,o-n;44oa ~,
lamps empowering the Mayor to sign con-
tract with the Electric Light company for
the year 1887; read and accepted.
A bill now pending before the legislature
was read, and Alderman Noonan, after the
reading, offered the following:
Resolved, That the corporation counsel is here
by instructed appear before the General Assem-
bly, in opposition to the passage of the Senate bill
relating the sale of the interests of the city in the
and empowered to select such committee from cit
lzens or the city government TO AID MIN IN sucn
Alderman Martin offered an amendment.
After much discussion, in which Aldermen
Whitmore, Noonan, Daley, Watrous and
Martin were the principal participants, AL
derman Noonan's original morioh was adopt
ed. Alderman Winchell offered a resolution
somewh hat stronger in its terms than Alder
man Noonan's, but afterwards withdrew it.
The following petition from Town Agent
quest voted granted:
appointment of committee to act with similar
committees representing the town and city school
district in the abatement of taxes. joint meeting
monthly or whenever deemed necessary would OBJ
viate much of the annoyance now caused by sepa
rate acrion, joint report and recomme dation
would without doubt be accepted by the three nu'
inequalities
The proposition to the board of the Hous-
atomic Valley railroad company to purchase
the city's interest in the Derby railroad fol
$175, 900 was read, Alderman Wines wished
to refer to special committee and Alderman
Wh1tmore moved reference to the finance
committee. Alderman Wines withdrew his
motion and the communication was referred
to the board of finance. The proposition
was the same as was printed in the CoURIEB
January %.
A petition signed by Attorney George D.
Watrous urging that there shall be no sale OF
the city's interest in the Derby railroad ex-
cepting for 1926. 900 and providing that there
shall be no grade crossings entering the city
was read and referred to the committee on
finance. Alderman Watrous explained the
reason why he presented the petition. It
was that of an individual.
Committees appointed by Mayor York are
as follows: Committee on buildings, Alder
men Kenney, Hemingway and Flagg; COM
mittee on lamps, Grinnell, Watrous and
Clancy; ON licenses, Martin, Sheridan and
Clerkin; on numbering streets, Noonan,
Blakeslee and Whitmore; on nominations,
Pohlman, Dickerman and Daley, Barnes and
Doye; on soldiers monument, Martin, Ken
ney, Sheridan, Pohlman, Daley.
Died I'm MerideR.
Charles Palmer, forty-four years old, pay.
master at Bradley 6 Hubbard's, Meriden
for thirteen years past, died of Bright's dis
ease on Sunday He leaves a wife and
mother, the latter of whom resides at Stony